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trymeout
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 Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:18 pm Post subject: troubles installing - finding CD to boot [SOLVED] |
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Hi everyone! I tried to install gentoo but i had some problems...
I tried to boot the install cd for amd64/em64t but it fails to mount the cd (at leas that's what i'm guessin here). I tried the default kernel with some options like noapic, docache and dopcmcia. Still, it didn't worked... 
Here's the output:
| Code: | >> Attempting to mount CD:- /dev/cdroms/cdrom0
>> Attempting to mount CD:- /dev/sda
>> Attempting to mount CD:- /dev/sda1
>> Attempting to mount CD:- /dev/sda2
>> Attempting to mount CD:- /dev/sda3
>> Attempting to mount CD:- /dev/sda4
>> Attempting to mount CD:- /dev/sda5
>> Attempting to mount CD:- /dev/hda
>> No bootable medium found. Waiting for new devices...
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!! Could not find CD to boot, something else needed!
(... keymap loading)
!! The root block device is unspecified or not detected
Please specify a device to boot or "shell" for a shell...
boot() ::
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It seems like it can't mount the cdrom... What should i do? I'm a bit of a newbie...  Any ideas?
Thanks!
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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trymeout,
If you have more than one CD drive, you must boot from the first one. Thats where the install CD looks for its root filesystem.
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cyrillic
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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| If your CD drive is attached by Firewire, USB, or SATA, then try the "doscsi" boot option. |
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trymeout
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: |
If you have more than one CD drive, you must boot from the first one. Thats where the install CD looks for its root filesystem. |
I only have one drive which also reads DVDs...
| cyrillic wrote: |
If your CD drive is attached by Firewire, USB, or SATA, then try the "doscsi" boot option.
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I'll try that!
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trymeout
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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| cyrillic wrote: | | If your CD drive is attached by Firewire, USB, or SATA, then try the "doscsi" boot option. |
Didn't work! Unfortunately... 
I entered the shell and typed:
| Code: | / # mount
/proc on /proc type proc (rw,nodiratime)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw)
/ # mkdir /mnt/cdrom
/ # mount /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom
*** Some error I forgot to copy ***
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It looks like the cd drive can't be mounted...
I have ubuntu installed and everything worked out fine! I must be missing something here...
Don't know what else to do... |
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NeddySeagoon
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trymeout,
Install through ubuntu unless you intended to wipe that. See the alternate install guide.
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trymeout
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | trymeout,
Install through ubuntu unless you intended to wipe that. See the alternate install guide. |
I was willing to remove ubuntu from my computer and replace it for gentoo. Otherwise I'll have 3 OS on the same computer! 
Perhaps I could use some floppy disks instead... |
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cyrillic
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:12 am Post subject: |
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| trymeout wrote: | | cyrillic wrote: | | If your CD drive is attached by Firewire, USB, or SATA, then try the "doscsi" boot option. |
Didn't work! Unfortunately... |
You didn't mention how your CD drive is attached, or any other details about your hardware ... |
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trymeout
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| cyrillic wrote: |
You didn't mention how your CD drive is attached, or any other details about your hardware ... |
True... My bad! sorry... The drive is internal. I haven't seen its specs yet, so I can't tell you much.
Anyway, I finally solved this issue. It was as simple as booting the default kernel with the "irqpoll" option, as suggested on the dmesg output (which i didn't place here cause it's enormous)!
Thank you all for your help! It was much apreciated!  |
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